FTP a folder from command line

Hi,

I need to transfer a folder structure (recursively) to a remote ftp
server from a script in my win2008 server. I've tried using mput but it
does not seem to work.

Thanks for an example copying C:\MyStuff (all subfolders and files) to
192.168.12.1 by ftp from the commandline.

Thanks a lot :-)

regards

jake

"Jake" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi,
>
> I need to transfer a folder structure (recursively) to a remote ftp server
> from a script in my win2008 server. I've tried using mput but it does not
> seem to work.
>
> Thanks for an example copying C:\MyStuff (all subfolders and files) to
> 192.168.12.1 by ftp from the commandline.
>
> Thanks a lot :-)
>
> regards
>
> jake

Let's have a look at your script that did not quite work!

Pegasus [MVP] skrev:
> Let's have a look at your script that did not quite work!

In the file ftpscriptfull-1.txt below I have tried various options:
C:\DirWithSubfolders
C:\DirWithSubfolders\
C:\DirWithSubfolders\*.*

Contents of file ftpscriptfull-1.txt:

user moses <passwrd>
mput C:\DirWithSubfolders
bye

Contents of actual batch file:

ftp -n -s:c:\bogus\ftpscriptfull-1.txt 192.168.100.13
echo Full file copy completed at %time% - %date% >> C:\bogus\log.txt

I want to copy C:\DirWithSubfolders with all its files and subfolders.

regards jake

"Jake" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> Pegasus [MVP] skrev:
>> Let's have a look at your script that did not quite work!
>
> In the file ftpscriptfull-1.txt below I have tried various options:
> C:\DirWithSubfolders
> C:\DirWithSubfolders\
> C:\DirWithSubfolders\*.*
>
> Contents of file ftpscriptfull-1.txt:
>
> user moses <passwrd>
> mput C:\DirWithSubfolders
> bye
>
> Contents of actual batch file:
>
> ftp -n -s:c:\bogus\ftpscriptfull-1.txt 192.168.100.13
> echo Full file copy completed at %time% - %date% >> C:\bogus\log.txt
>
> I want to copy C:\DirWithSubfolders with all its files and subfolders.
>
> regards jake

Ftp.exe is a fairly primitive program. To compensate for its lack of
sophistication, you have to add some intelligence to the batch file that
invokes it, e.g. like so:

@echo off
set Source=d\Friday
if not %Source:~1,2%==:\ (
echo You must specify a fully qualified source folder, e.g. D:\My Files
pause
goto :eof
)
call :Sub %Source%
for /F "delims=" %%a in ('dir "%Source%" /ad /b /s') do call :Sub %%a
goto :eof

:Sub
set Folder=%*
set Folder=%Folder:~3%
set Folder=%Folder:\=/%
echo Copying files from "%*" to "%Folder%"

set script=c:\script.scr
set site=www.MySite.com
set account=JakeKlefbeck
set password=Lisa

echo> %script% %account%
echo>>%script% %password%
echo>>%script% binary
echo>>%script% prompt off
echo>>%script% cd usr/home/jake
echo>>%script% mkdir "%Folder%"
echo>>%script% cd "%Folder%"
echo>>%script% mput "%*\*.*"
echo>>%script% quit
ftp -s:%script% %site%
del %script%

Pegasus [MVP] skrev:
> "Jake" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> Pegasus [MVP] skrev:
>>> Let's have a look at your script that did not quite work!
>> In the file ftpscriptfull-1.txt below I have tried various options:
>> C:\DirWithSubfolders
>> C:\DirWithSubfolders\
>> C:\DirWithSubfolders\*.*
>>
>> Contents of file ftpscriptfull-1.txt:
>>
>> user moses <passwrd>
>> mput C:\DirWithSubfolders
>> bye
>>
>> Contents of actual batch file:
>>
>> ftp -n -s:c:\bogus\ftpscriptfull-1.txt 192.168.100.13
>> echo Full file copy completed at %time% - %date% >> C:\bogus\log.txt
>>
>> I want to copy C:\DirWithSubfolders with all its files and subfolders.
>>
>> regards jake
>
> Ftp.exe is a fairly primitive program. To compensate for its lack of
> sophistication, you have to add some intelligence to the batch file that
> invokes it, e.g. like so:

Thanks Pegasus. Will try this.

Does it exist a more versatile command line ftp from windows 2008, maybe
also sftp? Thanks for tips on this too

regards jake

"Jake" <> wrote in message
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> Pegasus [MVP] skrev:
>> "Jake" <> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>>> Pegasus [MVP] skrev:
>>>> Let's have a look at your script that did not quite work!
>>> In the file ftpscriptfull-1.txt below I have tried various options:
>>> C:\DirWithSubfolders
>>> C:\DirWithSubfolders\
>>> C:\DirWithSubfolders\*.*
>>>
>>> Contents of file ftpscriptfull-1.txt:
>>>
>>> user moses <passwrd>
>>> mput C:\DirWithSubfolders
>>> bye
>>>
>>> Contents of actual batch file:
>>>
>>> ftp -n -s:c:\bogus\ftpscriptfull-1.txt 192.168.100.13
>>> echo Full file copy completed at %time% - %date% >> C:\bogus\log.txt
>>>
>>> I want to copy C:\DirWithSubfolders with all its files and subfolders.
>>>
>>> regards jake
>>
>> Ftp.exe is a fairly primitive program. To compensate for its lack of
>> sophistication, you have to add some intelligence to the batch file that
>> invokes it, e.g. like so:
>
> Thanks Pegasus. Will try this.
>
> Does it exist a more versatile command line ftp from windows 2008, maybe
> also sftp? Thanks for tips on this too
>
> regards jake

I doubt whether Win20008 executables will run on earlier machines. I suggest
you try googling for some third-party alternatives.